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discreet adj.谨慎的；不引人注意的；朴素的，简易的 (1) 你那样说有欠考虑。(2) 要更谨慎些－－否则你就会成为人们的话柄。(3) 我在谈话中当然会十分小心的。(4) 那是间位於一条僻静的街上不引人注意的公寓房间。 Often people use discreet not only to indicate modesty or carefulness, but also to show a sort of secretiveness along the lines of “You're going to keep this a secret, right?” If no one in your family knows that you like to dress up as a bear, but then your cousin finds out, you may ask him to please be discreet.

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英 [dɪ'skriːt] 美 [dɪ'skriːt] (1) It was not discreet of you to say that.(2) Be more discreet or you'll get yourself talked about.(3) I'll certainly be most discreet in my conversation.(4) It was a discreet apartment in a quiet street. Discreet describes someone or something that is appropriately quiet, prudent, and restrained. If you are wearing a discreet gray suit, it is unlikely that anyone at that business meeting will notice you. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](言行)谨慎的，考虑周到的 If you are discreet, you are polite and careful in what you do or say, because you want to avoid embarrassing or offending someone. They were gossipy and not always discreet...他们很爱传闲话，而且常常口无遮拦。He followed at a discreet distance.他小心翼翼地尾随在后，保持着一段距离。discreetlyI took the phone, and she went discreetly into the living room.我拿起了电话，她知趣地进了客厅。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]言语谨慎的 If you are discreet about something you are doing, you do not tell other people about it, in order to avoid being embarrassed or to gain an advantage.   [oft ADJ about n]We were very discreet about the romance...我们对这段恋情很谨慎。She's making a few discreet inquiries with her mother's friends.她旁敲侧击地向她母亲的朋友们打听过几次。discreetlyEveryone tried discreetly to find out more about him.每个人都言语不露痕迹地试图打探到更多关于他的事。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不显眼的；朴素的；少的；小的 If you describe something as discreet, you approve of it because it is small in size or degree, or not easily noticed.   [approval]She wore discreet jewellery.她戴着素净的首饰。discreetly...stately houses, discreetly hidden behind great avenues of sturdy trees...隐藏在林阴大道后面、不显山露水的豪宅The two rooms were relatively small and discreetly lit.这两个房间相对来说较小，且灯光柔和。

英语单词	discreet
英美音标	英 [dɪ'skriːt] 美 [dɪ'skriːt]
中文释义	adj.谨慎的；不引人注意的；朴素的，简易的
英语例句	(1) It was not discreet of you to say that. (2) Be more discreet or you'll get yourself talked about. (3) I'll certainly be most discreet in my conversation. (4) It was a discreet apartment in a quiet street.
中文例句	(1) 你那样说有欠考虑。 (2) 要更谨慎些－－否则你就会成为人们的话柄。 (3) 我在谈话中当然会十分小心的。 (4) 那是间位於一条僻静的街上不引人注意的公寓房间。
vocabulary简明	Discreet describes someone or something that is appropriately quiet, prudent, and restrained. If you are wearing a discreet gray suit, it is unlikely that anyone at that business meeting will notice you.
vocabulary扩展	Often people use discreet not only to indicate modesty or carefulness, but also to show a sort of secretiveness along the lines of “You're going to keep this a secret, right?” If no one in your family knows that you like to dress up as a bear, but then your cousin finds out, you may ask him to please be discreet.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](言行)谨慎的，考虑周到的 If you are discreet, you are polite and careful in what you do or say, because you want to avoid embarrassing or offending someone. They were gossipy and not always discreet... 他们很爱传闲话，而且常常口无遮拦。 He followed at a discreet distance. 他小心翼翼地尾随在后，保持着一段距离。 discreetly I took the phone, and she went discreetly into the living room. 我拿起了电话，她知趣地进了客厅。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]言语谨慎的 If you are discreet about something you are doing, you do not tell other people about it, in order to avoid being embarrassed or to gain an advantage. [oft ADJ about n] We were very discreet about the romance... 我们对这段恋情很谨慎。 She's making a few discreet inquiries with her mother's friends. 她旁敲侧击地向她母亲的朋友们打听过几次。 discreetly Everyone tried discreetly to find out more about him. 每个人都言语不露痕迹地试图打探到更多关于他的事。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不显眼的；朴素的；少的；小的 If you describe something as discreet, you approve of it because it is small in size or degree, or not easily noticed. [approval] She wore discreet jewellery. 她戴着素净的首饰。 discreetly ...stately houses, discreetly hidden behind great avenues of sturdy trees... 隐藏在林阴大道后面、不显山露水的豪宅 The two rooms were relatively small and discreetly lit. 这两个房间相对来说较小，且灯光柔和。

Discreet Ly Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Discreetly People Avoid Small